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Contract talks between Northern Light Health and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield are stalled, risking out-of-network status for 30,000 Maine residents starting October 1.
Contract talks between Northern Light Health and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield remain deadlocked as their current agreement nears expiration, with both sides blaming each other for the stalemate.
Anthem says Northern Light walked away from mediation and rejected a 5% pay increase offer, while accusing the health system of seeking over $200 million in additional payments and wanting to restrict claims audits.
Northern Light denies abandoning negotiations, calling Anthem’s claims misleading and insisting it remains willing to mediate.
If no deal is reached, Northern Light physicians and some services will be out of network for Anthem’s commercial members starting October 1, with hospital and Medicare services affected by January 1, impacting about 30,000 Maine residents.
Las conversaciones de contrato entre Northern Light Health y Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield se han estancado, arriesgando el estado de fuera de la red para 30,000 residentes de Maine a partir del 1 de octubre.